Kesey, Ken (1935&#x2014;)
Described as a psychedelic outlaw and the &#x0022;Dr. Strange&#x0022; of American letters, Ken Kesey&#x0027;s fame as a counterculture luminary was assured with the impact of...
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Ken Kesey
(1935&ndash;2001)
(Full name Ken Elton Kesey) American novelist and nonfiction writer.
Kesey became acquainted with the Beat Generation during the 1950s, when he was a teenager in Califo...
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Biographies (6)

Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) was a critical success from the beginning. Its popularity, particularly among college students, has grown steadily, with paperback sales soaring into...
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A writer who came of age on the West Coast during the late 1950s. Ken Kesey has been profoundly influenced by the Beats both in his life and in his work. Strictly speaking, he is not a Beat writer in ...
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Ken Kesey's diverse creative works provide a colorful testimony to his talent and myriad interests. His reputation as a writer depends mainly on his first two novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (...
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[This entry was updated by Laura M. Zaidman (University of South Carolina, Sumter) from her update in the Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography, volume 6, of the entry by Stephen L. Tanner...
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Biography EssayA writer who came of age on the West Coast during the late 1950s, Ken Kesey has been profoundly influenced by the Beats both in his life and in his work. Strictly speaking, he is not a ...
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Writer Ken Kesey has often said that he would rather live a novel than write one--be a lightning rod rather than a seismograph. A lightning rod is exactly what Kesey has been, attracting not only the ...
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Ken Kesey's life events are more than just unusual and his achievements are nothing short of extraordinary. On September 17, 1935, Ken Elton Kesey was born to his parents Fred A. and Geneva Smith, who...
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Born in La Junta, Colorado on September 13, 1935 (Literary Kicks), Ken Kesey grew up to be an incredible writer, and an even better party host. Mr. Kesey attended the University of Oregon, where he o...
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